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A Method To Measure The Quality On Teaching Evaluation Of The University System: The Italian Case

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Since 1999, Italian Universities have been monitoring teaching using students opinions to improve the quality of the education process. The acceleration of the evaluation has been promoted by ministerial laws, that have obliged Universities to write reports containing the main results. In this paper, the aim is to find a method to classify the Universities based on teaching evaluation.

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Iezzi, D.F. A Method To Measure The Quality On Teaching Evaluation Of The University System: The Italian Case. Soc Indic Res 73, 459–477 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-005-2923-6

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